The details are refined to celebrate a fight between the historic Filipino fighter and the 22-year-old American boxer
The initial idea they had Manny Pacquiao and Ryan Garcia the entrance to the ring in september was replaced on saturday April 24 or May 1, said García’s lawyer, Guadalupe Valencia, before the discussion he will hold this Friday ESPN KNOCKOUT The Show.
A few days ago, Ryan Garcia He uploaded an image to his accounts in which he revealed the possibility of fighting Manny Pacquiao, surprisingly locals and foreigners, but instead of the information ending early, little by little some details were revealed, such as the fact that it was being discussed whether it was an exhibition or a formal fight, if it was at 147 pounds or in an agreed weight, ie they have shown interest.
Manny Pacquiao has not entered a ring since July 2019, when he dethroned the American Keith Thurman, 10 years younger, as welterweight champion of the World Boxing Association. Ryan Garcia comes off Luke Campbell’s shot to win the easy middleweight title World Boxing Council just last January 2nd.
The Philippine multi-champion is 20 years older than Ryan Garcia, 22. In the Philippines, he mentioned several names, including Garcia, Manny, Errol Spence and Terence Crawford, both Welters monarchs.
Another name mentioned for Pacquiao was the Irishman Conor McGregor, but showed that his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 minimized his chances, despite being two of the most popular characters internationally in both boxing and mixed martial arts.
Ryan has a professional record of 21 wins and 18 knockouts, while Weather in Pacquiao He has a record of 62 victories, 39 of them by eliminatory, in exchange for seven losses and two draws. Various betting sites have not yet placed initial odds for a possible match between “Pacman” and “King”.